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New York’s controversial new driver’s licenses, which feature black-and-white pictures are are lauded by officials as nearly impossible to forge, debut in July.

Much budget-related wheeling and dealing took place this weekend, with the governor and legislative leaders hoping for an agreement in time to start passing bills this coming week.

The Buffalo News editorializes in support of a bottle bill expansion to generate $24 million a year for the Environmental Protection Fund. (The expansion was included in the Assembly’s one-house budget).

GOP NYC mayoral candidate Adolfo Carrion paid his 23-year-old daughter more than $12,800 to work on ...

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